The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-16
CHAUNCEY Nj. DEPEW.
He Talks of President Cieveland's Tour and
of the Gossip About Blaine.


of the Gossip About Blaine.
Interview in Cincinnati Enquirer.
What kind of impression is the President
creating on his tour2"
Mrs. Cleveland is producing a phenomenally
happy~mpression. It's peculiar that when the
sphere moves the satellite goes along"
But as TO Governor Hill, is he candidate2
Is he waiting to be struck by hghtningf'
Hill is party While he would no
doubt like to direct the lightning. think he
would be careful about tampering with it,"
DO you think President Cleveland has
grown21
mo. think he has proved just what the
country imagined him 30 be when he was elected
President-that he is honest. has good, sound
common sense, and that he knew nothing what
of the business of the government. the
people accustomed to manage it. The attraction
about him is, to Western phrase, that no.
body understands his game. He takes the prac-
teal politician on either side knows pretty we'll
the hand of his opponent and the manner in
which it will be PLAYED, but he does not give
away his own hand. 1 am not a card PLAYER
myself. but have simply picked this up. Another
point about Cleveland. he takes everybody into
his confidence and airs his grievances tho
whole country with charming simplicity. When
he felt iusulted sighted. outraged
by the newspapers or politicians he says to sixty
million American people: Are you going to
allow your President to be subjected
to anything like this when he is
trying run the machine the best he knows
howY and up to this time the people have re-
sponded We won't, Grover; we won't Really,
it seems to me if this election going to
hinge on whether these relations between the
fond parent 1.-THE people) and the boy at college
is to be continued Personally / know Cleve-
land and like him. The attentions paid the
presidential party their trip curious
blending of business with patriotism Every
town the President has visited has real estate
boom. Every fellow has made money. All
bought lots and sold them at a great advance
They haven't sold them to outsiders, but have
been selling them to one another at 100 per cent
advance in price the week preceding.
When the President visited one town where COR
1-%1 To~ n1A ,rn Ga1I
mountain tops that town doomed right along
the sale to outsiders. but the financial tenn
perature of the next town he didn't
visit became too low for any one to
stay in. So that while the South worked
for the old flag and appropriation
every time. the Northwest has worked the
President and a commission for the reallestate
agent. was interviewed by reporter in one
of these towns He said he had been Now
York lawyer, and had read one of my speeches.
in which [ said New York lawyers had applied
to for places brakemen the railroad.
Finding himself getting in condition to apply
Greeley's advice and went West He said he
had made $40 900 in real estate but had not be-
come bit proud. and was still sticking to his
job reporter found that was the way
with all of them out there who had
been a saloon-keeper. or drayman. or 1aborer,
aud made lot of money on real estate. had not
changed his occupation, and would not unless
the President brought enough strangers to buy
and let them realize"
81 am going ask you a question. Mr..
Depew, which may make you angry but will
have to stand the tempest. The papers of the
country have had great deal to say about you
a candidate for the presidency, all in a friend
ly way, What have you to say about it,"
81 not = candidate and don't intend to be-
1 am perfectly satisfied with my condition it
is. Even if l were. my position would not make
my candidacy wise one. Prejudice against
railroads and their managers has died out in the
East but it is still active enough in the West to
make railroad manager different in the public
,yuafr 0va Io1~r mall 1ovu han
laborer in other field of industry. While
the railroad man thinks his occupation quite
respectable the Western man doesn't But
whether it is possible or not possible, am not
candidate and have no desire for the place. OF
course l appreciate the enormous honor of
presidential nomination. but 1 also appreciate
what monumental idiot man would be to
abandon an honorable and lucrative occupation
to nurse presidential BOOM"
us Mr.. Blaine candidate for the presi-
dency2"
Yes and I great deal OF Mr..
Blaine while in Europe. l have favored his
election in three canvasses. Mr.. Blaine, if
know all his feelings. is not seeking for any
nomination, but think the chances are that the
convention will ask him run"
''Wh about the alleged conversations be-
tween the Prince of Wales and Mr.. Blaine at
dinner at Homhurg, to which you were a party
and which Chicago paper calls upon you to
verfyg"
THE truth about the matter is that Mr.
Blaine and myself never met at dinner with the
Prince of Wales. and the three Of US were never
together at one time So if the truthfulness of
the Chicago News reports depends upon that
fact the statements all merely bosh. The
Prince met Mr. Blane-in fact asked
that Mr.. Blaine be introduced to
him. The Prince is wellnformed
and intelligent gentleman. and knows
that he is liable at any hour to become the ruler
of the British. He appreciates therefore, tho
relations to him of go. 600, 900 English speak
ing people just across the ocean, and likes to
know and meet all prominent Americans / met
the Prince and had lunch and dinner with him,
but Mr.. Blaine was not present. The Prince is
what we Americans would term a good fellow,
and knows all about our American politics. He
knows that Mr.. Blaine came within 700 votes of
being President OF the United States, and COM
men ted on the fact"
''How is Mr.. Blaines heathg"
''He is in perfect health. He took the water
at Homburg. So did 1. and am in alarming
state OF health. Eugene Hale took them Also
and he would take the prize in a health show"